A man slammed his car into a parked vehicle and caused a chain reaction crash Saturday after he went into cardiac arrest in a parking lot in Salinas, police said.

At 12:42 p.m., police said, officers respond to the crash at the Salinas Sports Complex on North Main Street. According to the report, they said, a 59-year-old man dropped a person off at the football tournament. The person who exited the vehicle then noticed the driver convulse, police said. Shortly after, they said, the car sped forward and rammed into a parked car - creating a four-vehicle chain reaction crash. The car that was first hit was occupied by a 40-year-old passenger who became trapped, police said.

The passenger in the other vehicle was extricated and transported to a local hospital, they said. The driver was also transported to a local hospital, police said, where it was confirmed he suffered cardiac arrest and lost consciousness.

The driver was listed in stable condition in intensive care, they said.

- Sunita Vijayan, svijayan@thecalifornian.com

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Cardiac arrest leads to crash at Salinas Sports Complex

A man slammed his car into a parked vehicle and caused a chain reaction crash Saturday after he went into cardiac arrest in a parking lot in Salinas, police said.